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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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